History · Caruthers

Caruthers’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Caruthers. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Caruthers () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 2,613 at the 2020 census, up from 2,497 at the 2010 census. Caruthers is located 15 miles (24 km) south of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 246 feet (75 m).

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,497 to 2,613 (+5%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Caruthers yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Caruthers is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Caruthers has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fresno Sanitary Landfill in Fresno, 11.1 miles away.

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Fresno Sanitary Landfill’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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